indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
for example; for instance; e.g.
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
and; thereupon; because of that
of course; certainly; naturally
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
almost; roughly; approximately
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
on countless occasions; many a time
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to be silent; to say nothing
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
how long; how much; to what extent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)